Billboard - Songs of the Year

Each year since the inception of the Billboard Hot 100, the magazine has named a “song of the year” determinedby chart performance. Here are those songs from 1958 to present. This list was originally available here: here but that link is no longer active.

• 1958: Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blue)...Domenico Modugno
• 1959: The Battle of New Orleans…Johnny Horton

• 1960: Theme from “A Summer Place”…Percy Faith
• 1961: Tossin’ and Turnin’…Bobby Lewis
• 1962: Stranger on the Shore…Mr. Acker Bilk
• 1963: Sugar Shack…Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
• 1964: I Want to Hold Your Hand…The Beatles
• 1965: Wooly Bully…Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs
• 1966: The Ballad of the Green Berets…SSgt Barry Sadler
• 1967: To Sir with Love…Lulu
• 1968: Hey Jude…The Beatles
• 1969: Sugar Sugar…The Archies

• 1970: Bridge Over Troubled Water…Simon & Garfunkel
• 1971: Joy to the World…Three Dog Night
• 1972: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face…Roberta Flack
• 1973: Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree…Tony Orlando & Dawn
• 1974: The Way We Were…Barbra Streisand
• 1975: Love Will Keep Us Together…Captain & Tennille
• 1976: Silly Love Songs…Paul McCartney & Wings
• 1977: Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)…Rod Stewart
• 1978: Shadow Dancing…Andy Gibb
• 1979: My Sharona…The Knack

• 1980: Call Me…Blondie
• 1981: Bette Davis Eyes…Kim Carnes
• 1982: Physical…Olivia Newton-John
• 1983: Every Breath You Take…The Police
• 1984: When Doves Cry…Prince
• 1985: Careless Whisper…George Michael
• 1986: That’s What Friends Are For…Dionne & Friends
• 1987: Walk Like an Egyptian…Bangles
• 1988: Faith…George Michael
• 1989: Look Away…Chicago

• 1990: Hold On…Wilson Phillips
• 1991: (Everything I Do) I Do It for You…Bryan Adams
• 1992: End of the Road…Boyz II Men
• 1993: I Will Always Love You…Whitney Houston
• 1994: The Sign…Ace of Base
• 1995: Gangsta’s Paradise…Coolio with L.V.
• 1996: Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)…Los Del Rio
• 1997: Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)…Elton John
• 1998: Too Close…Next
• 1999: Believe…Cher

• 2000: Breathe…Faith Hill
• 2001: Hanging by a Moment…Lifehouse
• 2002: How You Remind Me…Nickelback
• 2003: In Da Club…50 Cent
• 2004: Yeah!...Usher with Lil’ Jon & Ludacris
• 2005: We Belong Together…Mariah Carey
• 2006: Bad Day…Daniel Powter
• 2007: Irreplaceable…Beyonce
• 2008: Low…Flo Rida with T-Pain
• 2009: Boom Boom Pow…Black Eyed Peas

• 2010: Tik Tok…Ke$ha
• 2011: Rolling in the Deep…Adele
• 2012: Somebody That I Used to Know…Gotye with Kimbra
• 2013: Thrift Shop…Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Wanz
• 2014: Happy…Pharrell Williams